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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE REV. NORMAN MAC LEOD, D.D.
MINISTER OF ST. COLUMBA CHURCH, GLASGOW ;
A MAN WORTHY TO BE REMEMBERED
WITH AFFECTIONATE VENERATION
BY ALL LOVERS OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS,
THEIR PEOPLE, AND THEIR LANGUAGE ;
WHOSE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF GAELIC PROVERBS,
AND HAPPY USE OF THEM,
GAVE A SPECIAL CHARM TO
HIS HIGHLAND DIALOGUES,
WHICH IN WISDOM, HUMOUR, TENDERNESS,
IN HEIGHT OP AIM, PURENESS OF SPIRIT,
AND SIMPLE BEAUTY OF STYLE,
HAVE NOT BEEN SURPASSED
IN THE LITERATURE OF ANY COUNTRY.
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE REV. NORMAN MAC LEOD, D.D.
MINISTER OF ST. COLUMBA CHURCH, GLASGOW ;
A MAN WORTHY TO BE REMEMBERED
WITH AFFECTIONATE VENERATION
BY ALL LOVERS OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS,
THEIR PEOPLE, AND THEIR LANGUAGE ;
WHOSE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF GAELIC PROVERBS,
AND HAPPY USE OF THEM,
GAVE A SPECIAL CHARM TO
HIS HIGHLAND DIALOGUES,
WHICH IN WISDOM, HUMOUR, TENDERNESS,
IN HEIGHT OP AIM, PURENESS OF SPIRIT,
AND SIMPLE BEAUTY OF STYLE,
HAVE NOT BEEN SURPASSED
IN THE LITERATURE OF ANY COUNTRY.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases > (13) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78588516 |
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Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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